[Building Sakai] Learning Object Repositories and Sakai

[Mark Norton]

Properly configured with the right web services, any Sakai instance can 
become a digital repository to store and access learning objects.  
Depending on the format of the learning objects themselves (collected 
web pages or SCORM), they can be delivered in a Sakai site as well.  
Sakai has almost no support for packaged learning objects beyond zipped 
web pages or SCORM.  There was an effort to support IMS Common Cartridge 
at one point, but the work was never completed.  Encapsulated Flash 
objects could be stored and delivered from Sakai, properly formatted, as 
well as videos.  Beyond that ... not much.

I should note that the SoftChalk LessonBuilder authoring application is 
integrated with Sakai in a way that allows it to publish learning 
objects (lessons) directly to a Sakai course site.  This capability will 
be available in LessonBuilder 6.0, due out soon.  The Melete Sakai tool 
also supports the authoring of packaged lessons with support for SCORM 
import though not (to my knowledge) export.

- Mark Norton

Robert Long wrote:
> All,
>
> I have been tasked with researching open source Learning Object 
> Repositories and their integration into Sakai.
>
> I am putting a line out and looking to see if I can get any bites. Are 
> there any Universities that are running an open source LOR? If so, how 
> have you integrated it into Sakai? I would appreciate any information 
> you could give.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Bob
>
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> Robert E. Long, MA
> Saginaw Valley State University
> Open Source Programmer / Analyst
> Math / Education Technology Instructor
> M.A. Instructional Technology
> O: 989.964.2245
>
>
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